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obama. [ applause ] >> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states, and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. now, folks, in tampa a few days ago, we heard a lot of talk, all about how the president and the democrats don't really believe in free enterprise and individual initiative, how we want everybody to be dependent on the government, how bad we are for the economy. this republican narrative, its alternative universe says that every one of us in this room who amounts to anything, we're all completely self-made. one of the greatest chairmen the democratic party ever had, bob strauss, used to say that every politician wants every voter to believe he was born in a log cabin he built himself. but as strauss then admitted, it ain't so. we democrats, we think the country works better with a strong middle class, with real opportunities for poor folks to work their way into it, where the relentless focus on the future with business and go
obama. [ applause ] >> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states, and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. now, folks, in tampa a few days ago, we heard a lot of talk, all about how the president and the democrats don't really believe in free enterprise and individual initiative, how we want everybody to be dependent on the government, how bad we are for the economy. this republican narrative, its alternative universe says that...
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he framed obama's willingness to compromise in the most personal of ways. >> president obama appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. >> heck. >> that was so vintage bill clinton. that obviously was by far the highlight so far. earlier, the way that the day started was not so good. it was pretty awful, even chaotic for the democrats. they tried to fix an error that they realized they made politically by taking out the word god from the plot form and taking out the concept of jerusalem as israel capital. they changed it but they did it in a way that they had to have a voice vote to do so. and the chair of the convention, mayor villaraigosa had to go it three times to be able to say, i think we have pictures of this, that there was a two-thirds majority. i was standing there, john, during this awkward moment. there was booing, actual booing in the room. there were not a lot of people who were happy about that. >> this was a moment of chaos and completely unforced error for the democrats and one they clea
he framed obama's willingness to compromise in the most personal of ways. >> president obama appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. >> heck. >> that was so vintage bill clinton. that obviously was by far the highlight so far. earlier, the way that the day started was not so good. it was pretty awful, even chaotic for the democrats. they tried to fix an error that they realized they made...
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. >> obama! obama! >> reporter: barack obama promised change. >> this is our chance to turn the page on the policies of the last seven and a half years. >> reporter: the promises he made were big and they were specific. >> we are going to roll back the bush tax cuts. >> reporter: instead, he agreed to extend those tax cuts for two more years, in a compromise to get republicans to extend jobless benefits to millions of unemployed americans. >> i have no doubt that everyone will find something in this compromise that they don't like. in fact, there are things in here that i don't like. >> reporter: barack obama promised to clean up the financial sector. >> we've got to solve this banking crisis. >> reporter: but opposition in congress watered the reforms down. banks are still risking your money. some say wall street is as treacherous as ever. barack obama promised foreclosure relief. >> we're going to put together a foreclosure fund to help people stay in their homes. >> reporter: his multiple plans did h
. >> obama! obama! >> reporter: barack obama promised change. >> this is our chance to turn the page on the policies of the last seven and a half years. >> reporter: the promises he made were big and they were specific. >> we are going to roll back the bush tax cuts. >> reporter: instead, he agreed to extend those tax cuts for two more years, in a compromise to get republicans to extend jobless benefits to millions of unemployed americans. >> i have no...
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because we still have 23 million people unemployed. >> the first half year of barack obama obama was just a financial meltdown. brought on by eight years of republican administration. >> let's go back and look at his promises. we can look at his promises from his convention speech four years ago where he said he was going to create more jobs and get the debt down. i think it is very symbolic of something you didn't hear. the national debt reached $16 trillion. that's very substantial. you did not hear the democrats talking about how to get that debt down for our children and grandchildren. >> before we get into the nitty-gritty of broken promises, we did see an extraordinary bit of video in the teddy kennedy tribute which had your guy, mitt romney, apparently saying on the record in a debate he's pro-choice when it comes to abortion. what surprised me is not that he flip-flop on that. we know about that. he was 47 years old. i'm 47 years old. much as i'd love to be a spring chicken, i'm not. i'm a fully rounded adult. is it really conceivable his view just evolved? or is it not more
because we still have 23 million people unemployed. >> the first half year of barack obama obama was just a financial meltdown. brought on by eight years of republican administration. >> let's go back and look at his promises. we can look at his promises from his convention speech four years ago where he said he was going to create more jobs and get the debt down. i think it is very symbolic of something you didn't hear. the national debt reached $16 trillion. that's very...
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obama and boehner. one quote, it was increasingly clear that no one was running washington. >>> plus, the dnc up against mtv. the vmas are tonight. from the network that spearheaded the rock the vote campaign, are they shooting themselves in the foot here? >>> and next year begins now for the 32 nfl teams looking to take home the lombardi trophy. and what better way to kick off the nfl season than with one of the biggest rivalries, the cowboys and the giants. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm carol costello. we begin in charlotte where democrats are setting the stage for the big finale. but an elder superstar of the party may have stolen the show. we'll listen to some key moments of bill clinton's rousing speech to the party faithful in just a moment. expectations were high, and by virtually all accounts the former president delivered. that will make a tough act to follow for vice president joe biden, who delivers a "primetime" address on this fina
obama and boehner. one quote, it was increasingly clear that no one was running washington. >>> plus, the dnc up against mtv. the vmas are tonight. from the network that spearheaded the rock the vote campaign, are they shooting themselves in the foot here? >>> and next year begins now for the 32 nfl teams looking to take home the lombardi trophy. and what better way to kick off the nfl season than with one of the biggest rivalries, the cowboys and the giants....
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and then senator obama, they had a lot to overcome. and it really was not much of a reaching out or relationship all through 2009 and most of 2010. >> it was all on the golf course? >> what happened was one of obama's political advisors and called clinton advisors and said we want you to do campaign events and they said no. that's not how it works. we have got build a relationship between the two guys. let's get them on the golf course. >> is it better now? >> nobody on either side of this relationship tried to argue to me that these two guys are good friends. sometimes they would argue the opposite. it's a complicated relationship. >> they need each other don't they? >> they do need each other. bill clinton along with michelle obama whose approval ratings are in the 60s. it's a no-brainer to get this guy on his team. >> funny. he furiously denies this. it doesn't mean very much. >> he wouldn't deny it to me. >> two democrats. very, very knowledgeable about this told me that he regularly says that he's going to vote for mitt romney. wh
and then senator obama, they had a lot to overcome. and it really was not much of a reaching out or relationship all through 2009 and most of 2010. >> it was all on the golf course? >> what happened was one of obama's political advisors and called clinton advisors and said we want you to do campaign events and they said no. that's not how it works. we have got build a relationship between the two guys. let's get them on the golf course. >> is it better now? >> nobody on...
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obama. he worked for welfare reform and worked with republicans to cut spending and he did not play the kind of political games that president obama is playing. >> i want the review the '90s here, because the '90s described are not the '90s i remember and i was up on capitol hill when president clinton presented a budget that no republican voted for and two government shutdowns because the republicans in the white house could not get together on spending and what a budget should look like and when there was an impeachment process, so this is not some kumbaya time. >> no, it was very tough. >> and very tough time and yet the americans are embracing bill clinton and basically why? >> well, if you are paul ryan you did what i did in the 1990s come up with a serious plan and try to get to a balanced budget and you are invited to a speech when you are not able to defend yourself. we passed welfare reform twice, but it was defeated twice. and when the democrats lost in 1994, bill and hillary clint
obama. he worked for welfare reform and worked with republicans to cut spending and he did not play the kind of political games that president obama is playing. >> i want the review the '90s here, because the '90s described are not the '90s i remember and i was up on capitol hill when president clinton presented a budget that no republican voted for and two government shutdowns because the republicans in the white house could not get together on spending and what a budget should look like...
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also, barack obama was a singular kind of figure. if he were to win and he did, it would make history. that created its own sort of energy. and towards the end of the election and this is why i've started to chaf yesterday about the four years later question, because you have to have absolute amnesia to not realize that we thought the economy was falling apart. and we -- and people started to say, we actually need a person to save the country. that was the last two months of that election, the country literally may be in danger. >> i stopped going to the gym in september of '08 because i remember being so stressed watching the monitors, it was freaking me out. >> it was an incredible thing. the dow -- if you were an individual investor in 2008, the dow towards the beginning of 2008 in january was approaching 12,000. by november of 2008, the dow was about 7500. if you're an individual investor or you are close to retirement, had a 401(k), you were freaking out. and we had dk mccain suspended his campaign, it was a real part of what wa
also, barack obama was a singular kind of figure. if he were to win and he did, it would make history. that created its own sort of energy. and towards the end of the election and this is why i've started to chaf yesterday about the four years later question, because you have to have absolute amnesia to not realize that we thought the economy was falling apart. and we -- and people started to say, we actually need a person to save the country. that was the last two months of that election, the...
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he did a lot of the dirty work for obama and a lot of the heavy lifting for obama. i think that was one of the biggest challenges, not only was he competing against obama from 2004 and 2008 but bill clinton from the night before who set the bar very, very high for him. >> i want to the speech looking for a very specific agenda this president wanted to pursue if elected. you're in congress, i didn't get that from last night. i still don't know in january what he's going to tell you guys in congress to do. he talked about very -- talked about goals in terms of manufacturing jobs and the deficit, but what is the president's legislative agenda? >> no matter what his legislative agenda is going to be, he's going to accomplish it if we continue to elect republican majority that do nothing and stop the president from succeeding. >> let's assume you win back the house, what are you going to do? >> he talked about how you rebuild the middle class and create manufacturing jobs and retoolg the energy industry and more jobs in clean technology. we can no longer grow an economy
he did a lot of the dirty work for obama and a lot of the heavy lifting for obama. i think that was one of the biggest challenges, not only was he competing against obama from 2004 and 2008 but bill clinton from the night before who set the bar very, very high for him. >> i want to the speech looking for a very specific agenda this president wanted to pursue if elected. you're in congress, i didn't get that from last night. i still don't know in january what he's going to tell you guys in...
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obama? >> believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill was actually higher than our mortgage. yeah. we were so young, so in love, and so in debt. and that's why barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down. because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt. so in the end, for barack, these issues aren't political. they're personal. because barack knows what it means when a family struggles. he knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids. barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. and he wants everyone in this country, everyone, to have the same opportunity. he reminds me that we are playing a long game here. and that change is hard. and change is slow. and it never happens all at once. but eventually, we get there. we always do. we get there because of folks like my dad. folks like barack's grandmother. men and w
obama? >> believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill was actually higher than our mortgage. yeah. we were so young, so in love, and so in debt. and that's why barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down. because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt. so in the end, for barack, these issues aren't political. they're personal. because barack...
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anybody obama does is wrong. he overstepped the bounds in my opinion when he the president seemed to be siding with the terrorists. >> are they expressing any regret with this? >> they are not. they believe they are being criticized for criticizing exactly the same thing that president obama ended up disavowing. what it makes it look like is that they are trying to pick a fight here with president obama on foreign policy. and that they were looking for something and this was out there and they did it and they acted too quickly. >> in these elections, as you know, doug, we often hear about it in october. right now, this is sort of a september surprise. is this likely to have a huge impact come november 6th? >> well, you toe, wolf, imagine if barack obama had not gotten osama bin laden and gadhafi. the killing of those two terrorists gives him a kind of foreign policy credential is obama's egyptian policy working? egypt is a great friend. anwar sadat has been our great friend. as cnn is reporting so well, this is a
anybody obama does is wrong. he overstepped the bounds in my opinion when he the president seemed to be siding with the terrorists. >> are they expressing any regret with this? >> they are not. they believe they are being criticized for criticizing exactly the same thing that president obama ended up disavowing. what it makes it look like is that they are trying to pick a fight here with president obama on foreign policy. and that they were looking for something and this was out...
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michelle obama, a woman. they are catering to identity politics because this is really how democrats rally their base. you are unified and you're against romney. what are you for? >> for right. >> let me ask you this. ann romney spoke last night the first night of the republican convention. michelle obama speaks tonight. how are the rules different? >> as sitting first lady, michelle obama has probably the highest approval rating of anybody in the administration. >> i think her job last week was to introduce herself. i think she did a pretty good job. but everybody loves michelle obama. bill clinton and my you shell obama are the secret weapon. >> i can't disagree with that as a republican. republicans like michelle obama. she will do a great job for her party tonight. and ann romney will make a great first lady as well. >> you both have a unique point of view on a key part of the democratic platform which is support for same-sex marriage. we support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-s
michelle obama, a woman. they are catering to identity politics because this is really how democrats rally their base. you are unified and you're against romney. what are you for? >> for right. >> let me ask you this. ann romney spoke last night the first night of the republican convention. michelle obama speaks tonight. how are the rules different? >> as sitting first lady, michelle obama has probably the highest approval rating of anybody in the administration. >> i...
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and if you look at obama's numbers it's only like 5%, 6%, 7% think that about barack obama. so again these fund-raising comments reinforce pre-existing notions about mitt romney. and that's the worst thing a candidate -- that can happen to a candidate right now. >> no doubt. we really appreciate you digging deep into those polls. i know berman earlier called you a poll addict. >> so is berman. >> to both of my dorks this morning, thank you very much peter hanby. >> thanks. >> so in the next half hour, delaware governor jack markell, an obama campaign surrogate will be joining us here in our new studio -- new york studio. and on "starting point" with soledad o'brien the republican governor of virginia, bob mcdonnell, joins her to talk about the challenges now facing the romney campaign. >> all right, back from the name calling here. is the calm after the storm here in new york and all along the east coast. in virginia, torrential rain turned roads into rivers. there were tornado watches in some areas. thunderstorms kicked up surf along the shoreline in connecticut, and the ra
and if you look at obama's numbers it's only like 5%, 6%, 7% think that about barack obama. so again these fund-raising comments reinforce pre-existing notions about mitt romney. and that's the worst thing a candidate -- that can happen to a candidate right now. >> no doubt. we really appreciate you digging deep into those polls. i know berman earlier called you a poll addict. >> so is berman. >> to both of my dorks this morning, thank you very much peter hanby. >>...
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i do an obama impression. i would like four more years of employment. >> i do a mitt romney impression. being uncomfortable talking to laborers. i would like to see him win. >> so good. >> you have to do the impressions because you are talking about it. >> i don't think so. >> come on, do it. >> what are do you want to hear? ask me a couple of questions. >> give me a speech and if we have hope and change -- >> that's a speech to me, but let me hear your. >> for we have hope and change, i need your vote. if you feel the empire strikes back was better than jedi, i need your vote. i want sasha and malia to go to bed. >> of all the speeches you saw at the rnc and dnc, which was your favorite? >> i like paul ryan because we were talking about the youth vote and he got the youth vote name dropping ac/dc and led zeppelin. those are the bands kids today are into. i appreciated that. >> you are going to get the use of the blazing blue eyes. >> yours? >> i agree. i thought paul ryan was awesome possum. i was drawn into
i do an obama impression. i would like four more years of employment. >> i do a mitt romney impression. being uncomfortable talking to laborers. i would like to see him win. >> so good. >> you have to do the impressions because you are talking about it. >> i don't think so. >> come on, do it. >> what are do you want to hear? ask me a couple of questions. >> give me a speech and if we have hope and change -- >> that's a speech to me, but let me...
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boehner, obama deal. there's a problem with republicans are more willing to work with him, democrats aren't. he is not good like bill clinton was at bridging the gaps. >> i think it is a very different group of republicans now. i think boehner worries about bringing his caucus along with him, that he can cut a deal, but he can't sell it. >> they did -- when i was working the white house, they impeached him. they spent two years investigating president clinton's christmas card list, i kid you not. it was enormously partisan time and they did get things done. he took a position on the health care mandate, not the single pay error public option, he took the republican position on cap and trade. clinton, we had a tax on that. he takes that position and republicans don't meet him both ways. >> let's check in with wolf blitzer. >>> we're going to take a break. there's activity on the floor. more coverage from the democratic national convention in charlotte after this. this country was built by working people. t
boehner, obama deal. there's a problem with republicans are more willing to work with him, democrats aren't. he is not good like bill clinton was at bridging the gaps. >> i think it is a very different group of republicans now. i think boehner worries about bringing his caucus along with him, that he can cut a deal, but he can't sell it. >> they did -- when i was working the white house, they impeached him. they spent two years investigating president clinton's christmas card list,...
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advantage obama. today, mitt's slips. >> i know i am not getting 100% of the vote and my campaign will focus on those people we think we can bring in to support me. >> adding up romney's 47% program with lindsey graham and democratic senator dick durbin. >>> and the deadly attacks on americans in libya. it is apparently not what we thought. the latest from house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers. >>> and who are those people anyway? i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> as mitt romney struggled to regain footing after his 47% victim remark, the president was contemplating his first four years and a slight change to the hope and change theme. >> you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. that's how i got elected. we are at that point on the campaign where everything becomes fodder on the stump. >> the president threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from
advantage obama. today, mitt's slips. >> i know i am not getting 100% of the vote and my campaign will focus on those people we think we can bring in to support me. >> adding up romney's 47% program with lindsey graham and democratic senator dick durbin. >>> and the deadly attacks on americans in libya. it is apparently not what we thought. the latest from house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers. >>> and who are those people anyway? i'm candy crowley. and...
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i'm voting for obama. i can't believe mitt romney could win this election but i'm also in the state of mind that that would just been so appalling to me. i can't believe that it could be true. >> he's been working the "you don't understand me" ticket. he went on kelly and michael. let's have a look at this. >> honey booboo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two -- >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> has a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten. she's lost weight and she's energetic. just her spark plug personality. >> he's never heard of of snooki or honey booboo. >> of course. that's what he's watching at night, back-to-back. they say every election is a crucial election. i'm not of that -- i think that's -- yes, it's crucial but clearly in four years, obviously a lot can't get done in four years anyway so even if worse came to worse and we had this guy for four years, would any of the things he said he would do actually happen? i doubt it. i doubt it would be that easily affected. i think you do
i'm voting for obama. i can't believe mitt romney could win this election but i'm also in the state of mind that that would just been so appalling to me. i can't believe that it could be true. >> he's been working the "you don't understand me" ticket. he went on kelly and michael. let's have a look at this. >> honey booboo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two -- >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> has a baby now. >> look how tiny she's...
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that's an obama quote. more recently the president has said he wants people to feel like they're getting a fair shot. in a december interview with "60 minutes" president obama talked about inequality and people like teachers and small business owners who are working hard but feel like they're just treading water. in response to the 1998 comments you just heard here, the obama campaign says mr. obama was making an argument for more efficient and effective government. they say the president believes there are "steps we can take to promote opportunity." here's the question, is the redistribution of wealth president obama's answer to america's problems? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on the blog. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >>> all right, jack. get ready for a ton, ton of e-mail coming in, reaction. thank you. meanwhile, new developments today in a major scandal involving the obama justice department. one high level official has now resigned and another has abruptl
that's an obama quote. more recently the president has said he wants people to feel like they're getting a fair shot. in a december interview with "60 minutes" president obama talked about inequality and people like teachers and small business owners who are working hard but feel like they're just treading water. in response to the 1998 comments you just heard here, the obama campaign says mr. obama was making an argument for more efficient and effective government. they say the...
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the problem that obama has with bill clinton is that obama is not your daddy's democrat. he's not a mainstream democrat like bill clinton. bill clinton worked with both sides of the aisle. he was able to get things done. bush worked with both sides of the aisle. >> as you well know, some of the people would say that's because the republicans have been obstructionists. >> but wait a second. obama had for two of the four years he was president, obama had a super majority in the house, a 60 vote majority in the u.s. senate. he passed a billion dollars -- >> my question is, is clinton going to be a big problem for you? the minute he points and says, president bush, everybody, the gop is a picture of president bush who started with a surplus and spent it down? >> no, not at all. i think the opposite. bill clinton is actually going to help us because he's going to illustrate to the american people that barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama made everything worse. he wasn't able to work with anybody on the other side of the aisle. he didn't show leadership and didn't ful
the problem that obama has with bill clinton is that obama is not your daddy's democrat. he's not a mainstream democrat like bill clinton. bill clinton worked with both sides of the aisle. he was able to get things done. bush worked with both sides of the aisle. >> as you well know, some of the people would say that's because the republicans have been obstructionists. >> but wait a second. obama had for two of the four years he was president, obama had a super majority in the house,...
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and barack obama's very good at that. what mitt romney has to do in that critical debate,s can coming up in a couple of weeks is say, look, i'm not as stylish as barack obama but i've got a plan. i know how to create jobs and this guy's failed. he hasn't done that. >> there's feeling your pain and there's fixing your pain. there are a lack of specifics from both of these candidates, frankly, about what the next four years is going to look like. what do we need to hear from them that tells us they're going to fix the fiscal cliff and the spending in this country? >> it's hard to ask them to give specifics when the voters don't want to hear it. when you look at what -- >> why don't they want to hear it? because it's going to hurt? >> yeah. it's sort of, well, what has to happen to our taxes if the government's borrowing so much? they have to go up. but not mine, right, somebody else's taxes have to go up or some program i want has to change. and nobody want that is. that's why the fiscal cliff is coming up because they can'
and barack obama's very good at that. what mitt romney has to do in that critical debate,s can coming up in a couple of weeks is say, look, i'm not as stylish as barack obama but i've got a plan. i know how to create jobs and this guy's failed. he hasn't done that. >> there's feeling your pain and there's fixing your pain. there are a lack of specifics from both of these candidates, frankly, about what the next four years is going to look like. what do we need to hear from them that tells...
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no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. he's very wonkish. which surprises people. because on the campaign trail, he seemed to be a different person. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he had occupied for 46 years until his death last year, has been won by a republican. >> the president had lost the votes he needed to pass health care reform. his staff told him to scale back the bill or pause and return to it later. >> one of his senior advisers said to him, you know, mr. president, unless you're feeling lucky, i just don't think this is going to happen. >> i was making a joke to him. i said, look, my name's barack obama a
no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. he's very wonkish. which surprises people. because on the campaign trail, he seemed to be a different person. >> in a final blow, a...
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obama, but it has changed michelle. she is a political pro. she is terrific in the delivery, and she knew exactly what to do and she did it. ann romney knew what she had to do and did it. both spouses in this case are terrific assets for their husband. michelle went out there, and she knew how to energize the base, but at the same time in a race with the romneys and ones were eating tuna and one was in a s rusty car and so after we got past the race of who was poorer and lived more humbly as young people, we could get to the policy. so it was a different speech poli policy-wise, but humanizing the men they were married to, and you see obama in four years, he's no longer the poor chicago state senator that we first met in 2004. he is now a millionaire who has been living in the white house and flying around in air force one, and so she had to humanize him and not just romney. >> it is the argument that your parents make. i had to go to school uphill both ways. >> barefoot. >> yes, barefoot as well. >> and marie, what is
obama, but it has changed michelle. she is a political pro. she is terrific in the delivery, and she knew exactly what to do and she did it. ann romney knew what she had to do and did it. both spouses in this case are terrific assets for their husband. michelle went out there, and she knew how to energize the base, but at the same time in a race with the romneys and ones were eating tuna and one was in a s rusty car and so after we got past the race of who was poorer and lived more humbly as...
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it is obama's fault. and governor romney is the only one who knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. >> the president's case for four more years and joining me is martin o'malley and bev per due and antonio villaraigosa. and also, we will be joined by eric fehrnstrom and also the other star of the republican national convention, ann romney. and we will be joined by "washington post" chief political writer dan balz and jessica yellin, cnn chief white house correspondent. all on this edition of "state of the union." >>> the president is running for reelection on difficult terrain. no president has won re-election in in economic climate. no president has retaken the presidency after over 8% unemployment, and chairman ben bernanke warns that the economy is far from satisfactory and the stagnation of the market is of grave concern. and the president's job approval rating has hovered around 50%, and the enthusiasm from democrats is down from four years ago. join ming me are north carolina gov
it is obama's fault. and governor romney is the only one who knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. >> the president's case for four more years and joining me is martin o'malley and bev per due and antonio villaraigosa. and also, we will be joined by eric fehrnstrom and also the other star of the republican national convention, ann romney. and we will be joined by "washington post" chief political writer dan balz and jessica yellin, cnn chief white house...
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the president's wife, michelle obama, and of course bill clinton who the democratic party and the obama campaign in particular are turning towards big time now to try to be kind of a validator for what democrats can do with the economy because, remember, the economy was in great shape when he left office. >> that one little no will be tough to recover. dana bash live for us, thank you very much. >>> and here is a look at some of the key speakers who will take the podium at the convention tomorrow. first lady michelle obama will address the opening night of the gathering. on wednesday former president bill clinton will give the nominating address. and, of course, president obama delivers his acceptance speech. cnn coverage begins tomorrow at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real time live chat. logis on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> it's an election year which means the truth probably lies somewhere are in between the partisan talking points. let's talk some numbers. business correspondent christine romans joins us now. you did a little fact ch
the president's wife, michelle obama, and of course bill clinton who the democratic party and the obama campaign in particular are turning towards big time now to try to be kind of a validator for what democrats can do with the economy because, remember, the economy was in great shape when he left office. >> that one little no will be tough to recover. dana bash live for us, thank you very much. >>> and here is a look at some of the key speakers who will take the podium at the...
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the new poll shows barack obama beating romney by 10 points. >> obama had a pretty good week in the polls in ohio and florida but the real winner this week, the nfl football fans. >> the temps are out. the old referees are back in. and if the referees won, i think nfl fans won. >> now they can stop complaining about the replacement refs and start complaining about the regular refs. >> nfl referees, they had the best week and they're good unlike those replacement refs, but they are bad. maybe
the new poll shows barack obama beating romney by 10 points. >> obama had a pretty good week in the polls in ohio and florida but the real winner this week, the nfl football fans. >> the temps are out. the old referees are back in. and if the referees won, i think nfl fans won. >> now they can stop complaining about the replacement refs and start complaining about the regular refs. >> nfl referees, they had the best week and they're good unlike those replacement refs,...
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team romney says it's obama. it's like that famous bizarre world episode of "seinfeld". >> up is down, down is up. says hello when he leaves, good-bye when he arrives. >> reporter: a cynical farce. each side trying to set the expectations so high for the opponent they can't possibly be met. so low for the home team merely speaking in a complete sentence would be a victory. it is a long held tradition. an advisor to george w. bush once called john kerry the best debater since cicero, but it is a troubling tradition no matter what they say about each other. >> having been through this much more recently than president obama, i think he starts with an advantage. >> reporter: elections are not graded on curves. not even bizarre elections. so here's still more proof this whole thing is a farce. here's my guarantee. no matter what they're saying now about who will win, after the debates are over both sides will claim victory no matter what. wolf. >> john berman, thank you. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happen
team romney says it's obama. it's like that famous bizarre world episode of "seinfeld". >> up is down, down is up. says hello when he leaves, good-bye when he arrives. >> reporter: a cynical farce. each side trying to set the expectations so high for the opponent they can't possibly be met. so low for the home team merely speaking in a complete sentence would be a victory. it is a long held tradition. an advisor to george w. bush once called john kerry the best debater...
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michelle obama, bill clinton, president obama did a better job making their case, selling their case to the american people. one other thing, though. that 47% remark governor romney made at that fund-raiser back in may that was released just last week, that's breaking through. i was in michigan last week. when you travel the country and talk to people, if you talk to pollsters they say it has hurt governor romney again on that fundamental question, who would best handle the economy and who represents your values. that has hurt. >> gloria, thank you. john king, thanks. >>> we got breaking news ahead on the program. for months, we have been reporting on charities that take your money and then don't deliver on their promises. tonight, the single largest fund-raising company in the world, quadriga art, will now have to answer questions from the u.s. senate about their financials. the latest coming up. jen's car wasn't handling well. so i brought it to mike at meineke. we gave her car a free road handling check. i like free. free is good. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> unbelievable
michelle obama, bill clinton, president obama did a better job making their case, selling their case to the american people. one other thing, though. that 47% remark governor romney made at that fund-raiser back in may that was released just last week, that's breaking through. i was in michigan last week. when you travel the country and talk to people, if you talk to pollsters they say it has hurt governor romney again on that fundamental question, who would best handle the economy and who...
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ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high unemployment rate -- >> i think mr. reish is entitled to jump in. >> we need more, piers, more civil discourse on television. >> i totally agree. >> when grover norquist talks about stuff that he obviously has no idea what he's talking about, i've got to pipe up. i mean, grover norquist -- >> that's civil? >> the fact of the matter is the reagan recession was very deep but it is nothing compared to what barack obama inherited from george w. bush. i mean, the economy fell off a complete cliff. we have not had an economic calamity corresponding to this since the great depression and it's really amazing that we are doing as well as we are doing given how far and how fast the economy fell in 2008 and it fell on george w. bush's watch and it fell because george w. bush was not watching. his regulators were not watching wall street. george w. bush himself was not watching his budget. you know, the federal reserve board was not doing
ten million more during the same 36 months than obama has. that's one of the reasons people look at this and the high unemployment rate -- >> i think mr. reish is entitled to jump in. >> we need more, piers, more civil discourse on television. >> i totally agree. >> when grover norquist talks about stuff that he obviously has no idea what he's talking about, i've got to pipe up. i mean, grover norquist -- >> that's civil? >> the fact of the matter is the...
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president obama's acceptance speech. bill clinton certainly set the stage last night with a powerful rousing address. now it's up to president obama to deliver. and what he says here just a few hours from now could have a huge impact on whether he gets another four years in the white house. so we're just moments away from the day's opening gavel. you'll see it all here unfolding live. president obama says he'll share his vision for the future tonight. and his aides say he'll offer some concrete proposals at the same time. but what does he need to say in this crucial appearance, gloria borger, candy crowley are both here. the challenge for him, we know he's a great order, there will be poetry and pros and all of that, but the country wants some substance as well. >> yeah. i think president obama needs to convince the country that he can fix the economy, period. there's a lot of disaffected, disappointed democrats out there who are watching this convention, who watched mitt romney's convention. and they want somebody who c
president obama's acceptance speech. bill clinton certainly set the stage last night with a powerful rousing address. now it's up to president obama to deliver. and what he says here just a few hours from now could have a huge impact on whether he gets another four years in the white house. so we're just moments away from the day's opening gavel. you'll see it all here unfolding live. president obama says he'll share his vision for the future tonight. and his aides say he'll offer some concrete...
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to say the youth are not disappointed in obama is absurd. the youth are coming out and we are going to see them come out on the republican side. they are going to be voting for romney and ryan. >> let's talk about some of the numbers here. young voters did turn out in record numbers in '08 for obama. they preferred him 68 by 30 margin. that's the highest youth vote ever recorded. the colleges he's visiting haven't been as big as they were in '08. should the democrats be fearful of a deenergized base and how do they change it? >> i have to tell you, i talk to politicians across the country. we are not seeing that across our campuses. so many students started school back this week. 200 or 300 people were filling lecture halls excited to engage in the president's campaign. what's so exciting on college campuses is there's a new waive of first time voters that didn't have a chance the first time around and are so excited to be a part of it today. there's an energy that we are continuing to see since the president elected us that we continue to s
to say the youth are not disappointed in obama is absurd. the youth are coming out and we are going to see them come out on the republican side. they are going to be voting for romney and ryan. >> let's talk about some of the numbers here. young voters did turn out in record numbers in '08 for obama. they preferred him 68 by 30 margin. that's the highest youth vote ever recorded. the colleges he's visiting haven't been as big as they were in '08. should the democrats be fearful of a...
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president obama did not do that tonight. that's why i believe his speech really came short. >> david gergen, your top takeaway? >> two. as a native of north carolina, i'm hugely proud of what charlotte did. terrific convention. secondly, wolf, i said last night that the democrats had two back-to-back rousing evenings, unexpectedly strong. if they could have a third, they could potentially break this race open. i think they did not do that tonight. they fell a little short of that. it's part because president obama had to be presidential. he gave a strong speech but it didn't sweep you off your feet. it's still a tight race and that first debate is going to be crucial. >> candy, i want you to weigh in on this. i carefully read the speech as he was delivering it. he rarely deviates. he deviated twice today. he said no company should have to look for workers overseas because they couldn't find workers at home. and he said, we believe that a little girl who is offered an escape from poverty by a great teacher or grant for colleg
president obama did not do that tonight. that's why i believe his speech really came short. >> david gergen, your top takeaway? >> two. as a native of north carolina, i'm hugely proud of what charlotte did. terrific convention. secondly, wolf, i said last night that the democrats had two back-to-back rousing evenings, unexpectedly strong. if they could have a third, they could potentially break this race open. i think they did not do that tonight. they fell a little short of that....
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and you can see, i barack obama do solemnly swear. his assistant sent it to a secretary in the joint inaugural committee, congress' committee. that secretary never opened it. >> hmm. >> never looked at it, never forwarded it to obama's office. so obama never saw this document before the inauguration day. so he didn't know how roberts was dividing the words. when you listen to it, as i have listened to it now 300 or 400 times, you see -- >> i barack obama do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of -- >> see what happened there, was obama interrupted roberts. and roberts very uncharacteristically sort of panicked and got the words all wrong. but the reason was obama didn't have that document and didn't know. a lot of people thought at the time that roberts sort of blew it off, he didn't practice. he practiced so much that his wife said to him, you know, at this point the dog thinks he's president. it wasn't a lack of practice, it was just, they were on different pages. >> it's interesting because you write in the book that
and you can see, i barack obama do solemnly swear. his assistant sent it to a secretary in the joint inaugural committee, congress' committee. that secretary never opened it. >> hmm. >> never looked at it, never forwarded it to obama's office. so obama never saw this document before the inauguration day. so he didn't know how roberts was dividing the words. when you listen to it, as i have listened to it now 300 or 400 times, you see -- >> i barack obama do solemnly swear....
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this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be creating. they keep going back to the trend line. they say the economy is adding jobs so they're not subtracting at all. the jobs are not being added the way that some of the economists had expected that there would be bigger numbers, but they point to the fact that jobs are being added, not subtracted and that's the message they're telling the voters out there. >> we'll see who voters believe. susan hendricks joins us. >> there's nond to the ongoing violence in syria. security forces killed at least 100 people across the country today. many of those deaths occurred in key cities of damascus and oleso.
this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be creating. they keep going back...
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president obama weighs 176 pounds. so this wasn't too heavy a lift for him. >> all right peter hamby in richmond, virginia, this morning. who picks up the president? who picks up the president? >> secret service wasn't all over that guy. >> pick up the president and ali velshi at the same time. >> he probably could. >> ali is in for soledad. >> it's like a weight joke. monday morning. not even 4:00 in the morning in california. >> good morning. >> right now chicago teachers on strike this morning for the first time in 25 years. why have the talks failed? school board president david vitale joins us live. with over 8% unemployment, millions of people looking for work, the jobs crisis in america is the issue of 2012 presidential election. how do the candidates differ on their plans to fix the struggling economy? cnn is going in-depth on the issue all week long this morning former u.s. treasury secretary larry summers joins us live. and nfl star linebacker caught in the middle of a political fire storm this morning for su
president obama weighs 176 pounds. so this wasn't too heavy a lift for him. >> all right peter hamby in richmond, virginia, this morning. who picks up the president? who picks up the president? >> secret service wasn't all over that guy. >> pick up the president and ali velshi at the same time. >> he probably could. >> ali is in for soledad. >> it's like a weight joke. monday morning. not even 4:00 in the morning in california. >> good morning. >>...
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michelle obama is. >> michelle obama. i thought knocked it out of the park, as you americans would say. >> my first thought was, and i see here, this is an extremely impressive and attractive woman. >> but the media mavens were just warming up. when the 42nd president took the stage for a long, folksy, and colorful speech -- dimension it was long? it was a blast from the past for those of us who covered him in the '90s. >> president obama appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. [ applause ] >> heck, he even appointed hillary. [ laughter ] ♪ >> president clinton may have just made a better argument for the obama administration than the obama administration has been able to make for itself. >> just an amazing speech, i thought. >> i have to tell you, this may have been the best speech i have ever heard bill clinton deliver over all of these years. >> he's the most talented politician i've ever covered and the most charming man i ever met. no one in my view can mount an
michelle obama is. >> michelle obama. i thought knocked it out of the park, as you americans would say. >> my first thought was, and i see here, this is an extremely impressive and attractive woman. >> but the media mavens were just warming up. when the 42nd president took the stage for a long, folksy, and colorful speech -- dimension it was long? it was a blast from the past for those of us who covered him in the '90s. >> president obama appointed several members of his...
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if this was just an attack by the obama campaign and obama was standing in front of the camera saying this is what i think about what he did at bain, it's a very different thing. but using words like harvesting. what does that make the people who lost their jobs, the chaff? what does that make them? this is the worst kind of abusive language that you can possibly imagine. >> the problem for him is it plays to, kristen, i will come back to you on this, it plays to this sense there's always been about mitt romney that he's too rich, too detached. with that comes a kind of arrogance and disconnect from the average american. these two things, his bain record and the taxes issue and the 47%, it all just morphs into a picture that he's just not one of them. >> yeah, but you know what, when we were living in times of peace and prosperity we have the luxury of trying to vote for the president who's the guy we would go get a beer with. you have unemployment over 8% for 43 months. when we're not living in a time of peace or prosperity, i think those issues of how much do i like this guy and how
if this was just an attack by the obama campaign and obama was standing in front of the camera saying this is what i think about what he did at bain, it's a very different thing. but using words like harvesting. what does that make the people who lost their jobs, the chaff? what does that make them? this is the worst kind of abusive language that you can possibly imagine. >> the problem for him is it plays to, kristen, i will come back to you on this, it plays to this sense there's always...
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obama. what the latest poll is showing, august 1st through september 16th, 70% are backing the president, 20% for romney. this certainly dividing the jewish vote. >> it's just fascinating, poppy, to hear folks talk about it, debate about it. clearly both sides very passionate about this, the fact that they even spoke to you during the holy day, that is quite amazing. thank you very much. appreciate your reporting. >>> so do you have an i.d.? 31 states have laws that require voters to show them at the polls. minority votes say their votes may not count. >>> people cleaning up one of the pretty spots on the planet, recycling the trash and giving a place for people to live. this is an echo brick. this is the container. this is where you stuff all the wrappers, all the plastic bags, everything that is synthetic and inorganic trash. and then you have an echo brick ready for construction. i'm suzanna, the founder of the movement. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look...is only the beginning. ♪ â
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senator obama, president obama, same guy, same problem. white working class voters have always been a weakness. they're coming up a little bit, that's probably the sugar high, the romney campaign says, but that's something you want to watch after the campaign. working cloesz voters, guys who get their hands dirty, clinton not only had policies that worked for them and got them jobs, he talks in a way that's more familiar to them. clinton's language is very approachable, even when's talking about complex things, he does nit a very approachable way, where the president, president obama, sometimes sounds like a professor. >> it's interesting, some republican were e-mailing me or tweeting me, asking, why are we taking this speech from the former president live, because we think we're doing the work of the obama campaign. i said, simple answer. if the former president on the republican side, george w. bush out there were campaigning for mitt romney, we'd take that live as well. >> and look, it is kind of unusual for him to have a role to this e
senator obama, president obama, same guy, same problem. white working class voters have always been a weakness. they're coming up a little bit, that's probably the sugar high, the romney campaign says, but that's something you want to watch after the campaign. working cloesz voters, guys who get their hands dirty, clinton not only had policies that worked for them and got them jobs, he talks in a way that's more familiar to them. clinton's language is very approachable, even when's talking...
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then it was president obama's turn. cnn's white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us with the latest details. >> reporter: no surprise immigration was a top topic during this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure as president was not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for a lack of trying or desire and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision network. he got some tough questions, co-host jorge ramos asked about his 2008 pledge to tackle immigration reform in his first term. >> this is very important. i don't want it to get lost in translation. you promised them and a promise is a promise. with all due respect, you didn't keep that promise. >> i did not make a promise that i would get everything done 100% when i was elected as president. what i promised was that i would work every single day as hard as i can to make sure that everybody in this country, regardless of who they are,
then it was president obama's turn. cnn's white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us with the latest details. >> reporter: no surprise immigration was a top topic during this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure as president was not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for a lack of trying or desire and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision...
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in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are beginning to think is light blue and may be gone
in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia....
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they bash president obama for secret hiding the dealings behind obama care. fine. don't tell me you have a plan and you won't give the details bust trust you to do it in public when you get around to it. it's just a big shell game. >> hold on, carol. >> i have heard voters say and republican voters who say they really want to hear romney's plan, and they want specifics. they're upset because they're getting specifics. >> and they should be. look, i'm sitting here right now in front of you telling you it's a shame they won't provide specifics on this. this coming from a man who has been inordinately brave in talking about problems with medicare and presenting solutions when it's politically inpalatable. why balk about doing it and talk about the actual specifics of tax reform? lest we got off in a productive thing here, l.c. says that's a shame they're on the ticket. if you think this is a partisan issue, ask yourself can president obama fulfill promises to attack deficit reduction while only concentrating taxes on the wealthy? is that truthful? just be clear. this
they bash president obama for secret hiding the dealings behind obama care. fine. don't tell me you have a plan and you won't give the details bust trust you to do it in public when you get around to it. it's just a big shell game. >> hold on, carol. >> i have heard voters say and republican voters who say they really want to hear romney's plan, and they want specifics. they're upset because they're getting specifics. >> and they should be. look, i'm sitting here right now in...
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so he went through the entire litany for president obama so president obama doesn't really have to do that tonight and brag about himself. what he does is he says this is where i'm going to take you for the next four years. >> i'm sure joe biden will be a little tougher, a little more assertive shall we say in his speech, that will happen in the 9:00 p.m. eastern hour. the president will have the 10:00 p.m. eastern hour basically all to himself. ladies, don't go too far away. i want to check in with our own kate bolduan. she's on the convention floor. she's got a closer look at some of the big musical acts. i love these. and what the delegates will have the best seats to watch the performances. kate, what are you seeing? >> hey, wolf. we're really in the thick of it right now. this arena is filling up earlier and filling up faster than the previous two days. we're back in the best seats in the house center stage front and center to hear president obama and vice president biden when they take the stage this evening. we're talking about right where we are here. these are the delegations
so he went through the entire litany for president obama so president obama doesn't really have to do that tonight and brag about himself. what he does is he says this is where i'm going to take you for the next four years. >> i'm sure joe biden will be a little tougher, a little more assertive shall we say in his speech, that will happen in the 9:00 p.m. eastern hour. the president will have the 10:00 p.m. eastern hour basically all to himself. ladies, don't go too far away. i want to...